Prince Louis Ferdinand
Prince Louis Ferdinand is a German Prussia- silent film from 1927. Directed by Hans Behrendt played Hans Stüwe the title role.
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The film follows the tradition of the Prussian films that have been extremely popular in Germany since the early 1920s (beginning with Fridericus Rex ) and tells of the heroism of the young Prussian prince Louis Ferdinand in the fight against the French usurper Napoleon Bonaparte . This reached or crossed the Rhine in the war years of 1805/06 and is now pushing towards the east, into the heart of Prussia. Louis Ferdinand enthusiastically wants to head the troops that are supposed to fight back the aggressor, but his king, Friedrich Wilhelm III., Is more than hesitant. Despite the intercession of Queen Luise, whom the prince secretly loves, King Louis banishes Ferdinand from the court for a while. During the storm of battles, the ambitious prince still finds time for love affairs with Pauline Wiesel, the wife of the experienced war counselor Wiesel, who grudges and tacitly tolerates this liaison. Finally Louis Ferdinand seeks a direct confrontation with the French hereditary enemy and in 1806, not yet 34 years old, falls in battle on Thuringian soil.
Production notes
Prince Louis Ferdinand was created in December 1926 and January 1927 in the Efa and Phoebus Atelier. The six-act act with a length of 2,485 meters passed the film censorship on March 17, 1927 and was premiered on March 21 of the same year in the Berlin Capitol. In Austria, the strip was announced for May 25, 1928 under the title Bonaparte in front of the Rhine .
The film was free for the youth and received the ratings "popular education" and "artistic".
Eugen Kürschner was the production manager, Adolf Essek was the production manager. Erich Zander created the film structures designed by Ernst Schütte. Hermann J. Kaufmann was responsible for the extensive costume designs.
criticism
Paimann's film lists summed up: “According to the conception of a historical film, even if he does not take it exactly with the story… At the center of the plot… is the personality of the Hohenzollern prince, whom Stüwe portrays not exactly, but at least sympathetically, as well as the rest Ensemble offers unequal performances and the masks allow many objections. Regardless of this, the whole thing proves taste and level by turning away from political stencils, which is somewhat paralyzed by the often perceptible coldness and lack of speed. Presentation and photography are clean, the latter in a series especially winter pictures. "
Individual evidence
- ^ Prince Louis Ferdinand in Paimann's film lists
Web links
- Prince Louis Ferdinand in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Prince Louis Ferdinand at filmportal.de